tough
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The meaning (definition) of the word tough
hard to bite or chew, like a chewy piece of meat.
The word tough used in a sentence
“This meat is tough, so I need to chew it hard.”
Words that mean the same as tough (synonyms)
hardchewy
Words that mean the opposite of tough (antonyms)
tendersoft
How the word tough is said around the world
| French | difficile (deefeeseel) |
| Spanish | difícil (deefeetheel) |
| Mandarin | 咬不动的 (yǎo bù dòng de) |
| Hindi | कठिन (kutin) |
| Arabic | قاسٍ (kahseen) |
| Russian | жесткий (zhestkii) |
| Portuguese (EU) | difícil (deefeeseel) |
| Portuguese (BR) | difícil (jeefeeseeuu) |
| Japanese | 厳しい (ikameshii) |
| German | hart (hahrt) |
| Urdu | سخت (sukht) |
| Punjabi | ਸਖ਼ਤ (sukhuht) |
| Korean | 질기다 (jilgida) |
| Hebrew | קָשֶׁה (kahshayh) |
| Greek | σκληρός (skleros) |
| Dutch | moeilijk (mooyluhk) |
| Tagalog | matigas (mahteegahs) |
| Vietnamese | khó (khawur) |
| Turkish | zorlu (zawrluu) |
| Persian | سخت (sahkht) |
| Polish | trudny (troodni) |
| Ukrainian | жорсткий (zhorstkyy) |
| Bengali | কঠিন (kohteen) |
| Swedish | tuff (tuf) |
| Italian | difficile (deeffeecheelay) |
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